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Proportion of population facing financial hardship due to out-of-pocket health expenditure (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
21.1%
Median: 18.8%
Countries Covered
63
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
53.0%
Lowest
Andorra
5.6%
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic53.0%
2Nigeria47.4%
3Bangladesh41.7%
4Mali40.1%
5Cameroon38.8%
By Region
Africa35.8%(2 countries)
Asia23.5%(11 countries)
Other23.5%(32 countries)
South America19.5%(3 countries)
North America14.4%(3 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (5.6%)High (53.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 21.1%)
Africa (2)
Asia (11)
Other (32)
South America (3)
North America (3)
Europe (12)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 53.0% |
| 2 | Nigeria | 47.4% |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 41.7% |
| 4 | Mali | 40.1% |
| 5 | Cameroon | 38.8% |
| 6 | Burkina Faso | 38.6% |
| 7 | Niger | 38.6% |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.2% |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37.5% |
| 10 | Benin | 35.7% |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 34.6% |
| 12 | Togo | 31.3% |
| 13 | Tunisia | 31.2% |
| 14 | Philippines | 31.0% |
| 15 | India | 30.9% |
| 16 | Senegal | 30.9% |
| 17 | Mongolia | 29.0% |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.9% |
| 19 | Peru | 28.5% |
| 20 | Georgia | 27.9% |
| 21 | Indonesia | 26.6% |
| 22 | Nepal | 24.9% |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 24.2% |
| 24 | Vietnam | 23.6% |
| 25 | Armenia | 23.5% |
| 26 | State of Palestine | 22.3% |
| 27 | Cambodia | 22.1% |
| 28 | Jamaica | 21.5% |
| 29 | Paraguay | 21.1% |
| 30 | Guatemala | 20.6% |
| 31 | Greece | 18.9% |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 18.8% |
| 33 | Malaysia | 17.8% |
| 34 | Chile | 17.4% |
| 35 | Israel | 16.6% |
| 36 | Mexico | 15.9% |
| 37 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.7% |
| 38 | Portugal | 14.6% |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 14.1% |
| 40 | Bolivia | 13.4% |
| 41 | Spain | 12.7% |
| 42 | Mauritius | 12.6% |
| 43 | Colombia | 12.5% |
| 44 | Belarus | 12.2% |
| 45 | Cyprus | 11.7% |
| 46 | Serbia | 11.0% |
| 47 | Japan | 10.9% |
| 48 | Suriname | 10.7% |
| 49 | Lithuania | 10.6% |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 10.0% |
| 51 | Slovakia | 10.0% |
| 52 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 10.0% |
| 53 | Moldova, Republic of | 9.8% |
| 54 | South Korea | 9.7% |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.6% |
| 56 | Bhutan | 9.0% |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.6% |
| 58 | Madagascar | 8.4% |
| 59 | United Kingdom | 7.5% |
| 60 | United States of America | 6.8% |
| 61 | Tonga | 6.7% |
| 62 | Slovenia | 6.1% |
| 63 | Andorra | 5.6% |
Showing 63 of 63 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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